doof
/duːf/
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Australia/dʊf/
doof noun: a simpleton.
Noun (1)
doof (plural doofs)
- A simpleton.
Interjection
- Imitating an electronic drum sound.
- Synonyms:
- oontz
Noun (2)
doof (countable and uncountable, plural doofs)
- A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
- An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
- Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.2004, Graham St John, editor, Rave Culture and Religion, page 138
- Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, volume 2, page 110
Synonyms of doof
Forms of doof
| plural | doofs |
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Origin of doof
From doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.
Words formed from doof
Words that rhyme with doof
Questions about doof
- What does doof mean?
- Doof means a simpleton.
- What part of speech is doof?
- Doof can be a noun or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce doof?
- Doof is pronounced /duːf/.
- What is the plural of doof?
- The plural of doof is doofs.
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